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CM8 3ZR

Witham Central · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Witham
Ward
Witham Central
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 3WG 68 m
CM8 3YE 122 m
CM8 3YQ 122 m
CM8 3GQ 128 m
CM8 3AA 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 3ZR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3
Latitude
51.811393
Longitude
0.650994
British National Grid easting
582,841
British National Grid northing
215,851

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Witham Central · E05012966
Parish or community
E04012935
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108499
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 015A · E01021362
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 015 · E02004460

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1, Albert Way, Witham, CM8 3ZR 14 August 2024 £7,218,000
Unit 1, Albert Way, Witham, CM8 3ZR 17 December 2021 £7,200,466
Unit 1, Albert Way, Witham, CM8 3ZR 16 September 2019 £1,425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Templars Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Chatten Free School

    Free schools special

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 485
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Other theft 90
  • Public order 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM8 3 residents
7,333

Age bands in CM8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,427 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

738 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,969 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,113 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,754 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    1.3 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    1.3 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

    FERN HOUSE, 125-129 NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM, CM8 1BH

    ODS code F81030

    1.8 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    2.2 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.1 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, BROADWAY, SILVER END, WITHAM, CM8 3RQ

    ODS code Y05023

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mulberry Gardens

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Freebournes Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.3 miles

  • Yew Close

    BCT · Witham

    0.3 miles

  • Freebournes Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.3 miles

  • Lime Close

    BCT · Witham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 015A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,120 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £7,209,233 from 2 recorded sales in CM8 3ZR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Braintree is £330,637 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Templars Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 485 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.